On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Geddes wrote: > On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, J�rn Nettingsmeier wrote: > > > Geddes wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply. That is the impression that I was getting too. > > > > > > So as an alternative to no domains, I figure I will create a domain but > > > not join any machines to that domain. > > > > ??? > > > > if you press ctrl-alt-del on a machine that's not part of a domain, > > all you can change is the local password. > > if you want your users to be able to change their server-side > > password, you have to join the machine to the domain. > > What I have done is on the XP pro workstation (non domain member) I press > ctrl-alt-del then change password then I select: > > User name: (test user on PDC) > log on to: (manually enter netbios name of the PDC) > old password: xxxxxx > new password: xxxxxx > confirm new password: xxxxxx > > and the password changes on the PDC. I would like to be able to do the > same with the PDC instead of being a windows box, I would like it to be > samba. So far my attempts have failed and was wondering if anyone has > achieved this. > OK it works with 3.0.2a so the problem I had was with the version that I was using 2.2.7.
> > > > > > As a test I have setup a windows domain with a share. Then mapped a non > > > domain member machine to that domain's share. I was able to ctrl-alt-del > > > and change the password. > > > > > > So now I have been trying replicate this with samba. So far already > > > tried this with 2.2.7 and didn't work..... So now I'am going to try it with > > > 3.0.2a. > > > > > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, J�rn Nettingsmeier wrote: > > > > > > > > >>Geddes wrote: > > >> > > >>>Currently I'am using samba for file sharing. My smb.conf file is basically > > >>>setup as default with a few minor changes. Therefore, my samba server is > > >>>not part of a domain. Right now users can map the samba shares with > > >>>windows XP... With this type of setup is it possible for them to change > > >>>there smbpasswd using ctrl-alt-del? If so any examples or hints on how > > >>>to set this up would be great. > > >>> > > >>>I have tried a few things and the only way I can get this to work is to > > >>>make my samba server a PDC and have the workstations join the domain. > > >> > > >>afaik, that's the only way to do it. if a machine is not a domain > > >>member, ctrl-alt-del changes the local password, and there is no way > > >>around that. > > >> > > >> > > >>>The > > >>>version of samba I'am using is 2.2.7a. > > >>> > > >>>Thanks > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Jeff Geddes, BSc(UNB) Computer Systems Specialist University of New Brunswick Faculty of Computer Science eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] office: Rm. E119 phone : (506) 452-6102 fax : (506) 453-3566 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
